EXAM INFORMATION
Students who have taken CIW courses are encouraged to continue their studies and apply their new skills before attempting the 1D0-510 Foundations examination. Skills taught in the CIW Foundations courses are best reinforced with real-world experience.
The candidate is responsible for learning the content and achieving a passing score on the CIW Foundations exam. Comments regarding course delivery should be referred to the training company or educational institution that delivered the course.
Any 1D0-510 Foundations exam taken on or after November 29, 2004 will be subject to the following:
Each delivery of the exam will include a random selection of 85 items.
The examination period will be 90 minutes.
To achieve a passing score on the 1D0-510 CIW Foundations exam, candidates must:
Correctly answer at least 54 of the 85 questions to achieve a total score of 63% or greater.
Module
Number of items
Internet Business Foundations
30
Site Development Foundations
30
Networking Technology Foundations
25
Total Scored Items
85
SKILLS MEASURED
Foundations skills are not product- or system-specific. They are a combination of minimal technical and non-technical skills and knowledge required for those interested in developing specific Internet skills as a designer, developer or administrator. The exam also requires a basic understanding of essential business practices that relate directly to Internet technologies. The 1D0-510 exam tests the following knowledge domains: Domain 1: Internet Business Foundations
1.1. Identify job roles in the Information Technology (IT) industry, including the responsibilities, tasks and skills they require.
1.2. Identify the infrastructure required to access the Internet, including hardware and software components.
1.3. Define important Internet communications protocols and their roles in delivering basic Internet services.
1.4. Identify the basic principles of the Domain Name System (DNS).
1.5. Identify the functions of Web browsers, and use them to access the World Wide Web and other computer resources.
1.6. Use e-mail clients to send simple messages and files to other Internet users.
1.7. Define and use additional networking and Internet services.
1.8. Demonstrate ways to communicate effectively using Internet technology.
1.9. Identify and configure user customization features in Web browsers, including: preferences, caching, cookies.
1.10. Identify security issues related to Internet clients (e.g., Web browsers, e-mail, instant messaging) in the workplace, including: certificates, malware, illicit servers, viruses.
1.11. Use different types of Web search engines effectively.
1.12. Identify and use principles of Personal Information Management (PIM), including: common applications.
1.13. Efficiently transmit text and binary files using popular Internet services.
1.14. Identify security-related ethical and legal issues faced by IT professionals.
1.15. Relate project management concepts and terms to the IT profession.
1.16. Recognize essential database concepts.
Domain 2: Site Development Foundations
2.1. Demonstrate knowledge required to create a Web page.
Web Development
CIW Foundations Course
EXAM INFORMATIONStudents who have taken CIW courses are encouraged to continue their studies and apply their new skills before attempting the 1D0-510 Foundations examination. Skills taught in the CIW Foundations courses are best reinforced with real-world experience.
The candidate is responsible for learning the content and achieving a passing score on the CIW Foundations exam. Comments regarding course delivery should be referred to the training company or educational institution that delivered the course.
Any 1D0-510 Foundations exam taken on or after November 29, 2004 will be subject to the following:
- Each delivery of the exam will include a random selection of 85 items.
- The examination period will be 90 minutes.
To achieve a passing score on the 1D0-510 CIW Foundations exam, candidates must:SKILLS MEASURED
Foundations skills are not product- or system-specific. They are a combination of minimal technical and non-technical skills and knowledge required for those interested in developing specific Internet skills as a designer, developer or administrator. The exam also requires a basic understanding of essential business practices that relate directly to Internet technologies. The 1D0-510 exam tests the following knowledge domains:
Domain 1: Internet Business Foundations
- 1.1. Identify job roles in the Information Technology (IT) industry, including the responsibilities, tasks and skills they require.
- 1.2. Identify the infrastructure required to access the Internet, including hardware and software components.
- 1.3. Define important Internet communications protocols and their roles in delivering basic Internet services.
- 1.4. Identify the basic principles of the Domain Name System (DNS).
- 1.5. Identify the functions of Web browsers, and use them to access the World Wide Web and other computer resources.
- 1.6. Use e-mail clients to send simple messages and files to other Internet users.
- 1.7. Define and use additional networking and Internet services.
- 1.8. Demonstrate ways to communicate effectively using Internet technology.
- 1.9. Identify and configure user customization features in Web browsers, including: preferences, caching, cookies.
- 1.10. Identify security issues related to Internet clients (e.g., Web browsers, e-mail, instant messaging) in the workplace, including: certificates, malware, illicit servers, viruses.
- 1.11. Use different types of Web search engines effectively.
- 1.12. Identify and use principles of Personal Information Management (PIM), including: common applications.
- 1.13. Efficiently transmit text and binary files using popular Internet services.
- 1.14. Identify security-related ethical and legal issues faced by IT professionals.
- 1.15. Relate project management concepts and terms to the IT profession.
- 1.16. Recognize essential database concepts.
Domain 2: Site Development Foundations